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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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